Our story
1932 was an inspirational year for the Butler family. Richard and Annie decided to make a bit of cheese on their Lancashire farm, tucked away by Beacon Fell. It tasted “gradeley, champion” in Lancashire terms - even the local market traders would exchange it for grain.
Richard and Annie’s son Tom, now known as Grandad Butler, and his wife Jean eventually took over the family farm. By now the Butlers had become known for making decent cheese and word was getting out across the country, not just in Lancashire.
Keeping up the family tradition, Jean’s daughter Gillian and husband Colin got involved in 1989, bringing technical and marketing skills to the growing traditional business. So now Gillian and Colin continue to work hard, benefiting from the passion and creativity of each generation so that they can provide our discerning hungry customers with excellent, real British cheeses bursting with Lancashire pride.
